Undergarment



Jam 3-, 1928. 1,655,379

' M. MORRIS UNDERGARMENT Filed Oct. 19. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 '26 T i M965 Mar/i5 attouwq gwwntoz Jan. 3, 1928. i 1,655,379

M. MORRIS unnsnemunm Filed Oct. 19. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gmwntoz Ma sMr/"z'a the downwardly extending end portions of the lower edge of theinsert, the outer sides of the legs would be drawn upwardly to too greata degree, thereby producing an inclination of the bottoms of the legsgreater than that desired. The upwardly extending concave portions ofthe lower edge of the insert draw the material of the legs upwardly, butthis is compensated for by the downwardly extending convex portions atthe ends of the insert, which permit the outer sides of the legs to sagor fall to the proper distance to produce the desired leg bottominclinations.

The side edges of the section 10 are sewed to the upper portions of thesides of a front piece 16, while only one side edge oi the lower section11 is sewed to the side edge of the front piece. The other side edge ofthe lower section 11, and the corresponding side edge'of the front piece16 are provided with suitable separable fastening means 17, where by toproduce a closure at the side of the garment, in one leg thereof, and aclosed seat portion. The lower edge of the bottom section 11, of theback of the garment is cut on an upwardly curving line 155, and to thisedge is secured the rear portion of a substantially diamond-shapedcrotch-piece 19, shown particularly in Figure 7 The front piece 16 isslitted longitudinally and cen- I trally from its bottom edge, as shownat 20,

the side walls of such slit diverging upwardly, and being connected by acurved bight portion 21. To the said side walls of the slit is sewed theother edge of the crotchpieces 19.

In the form of the insert illustrated in Figure 3, the lower edge is cutin the same manner as that shownin connection with the insert 13, ofFigure 1, but the modification 22 has its upper edge formed in a similarmanner to that of the lower edge, as shown at 28. This provided for afullness in the back, above the waistline, as well as therebelow.

The form of insert 24c, shown in Figure 5, has its lower edge formedwith two downwardlycurved portions 25, with the intermediate portionupwardly curved, at 26, and having the transverse ends 27. Thedownwardly curved portions 2-5, of the lower edge of this insert, whensewed to the upper edge of the lower section 11, oil the back of thegarment, produces fullnessat the two portions which cover the buttocks,as will be understood.

\Vhat is claimed is:

A garment including a back divided trans versely along a straight lineto produce an uppersect-ion and a lower section, the upper.

section having a lower straightedge, the lower section having an upperstraight edge, the lower section including leg portions, and

an insert having its lower edge formed along double compound curvedlines to produce terminal and intermediate downwardly extending convexportions and upwardly extending concave portions between the terminaland intermediate convex portions, said insert having its upper edgesewed to the lower straight edge of the upper section, the upperstraight edge of the lower section being sewed to the compound curvedlower edge of the insert, whereby such intermediate convex portion willpermit the material of said lower section to sag in its intermediateportion, to produce a full seat portion to the back of the garment andwhereby the terminal convex portions of said insert will permit theouter sides of the legs to hang to the normal lengths downwardly fromthe hips.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

MOSES MORRIS.

